Today was the deadline for teams to either tender contracts to players not under contract for the next season or allow them to become free agents. “Tendering” a contract isn’t tied to a specific salary at this juncture for arbitration-eligible players, but is a promise the player and club will exchange salary figures over the next months and try to come to an agreement. If the two sides can’t agree on a figure before the filing deadline (usually sometime in January), the two sides then go to arbitration, which can be a messy, vicious process that can directly pit players against ownership.
Mariners make decisions on eight arbritration-eligible players
